Tackling the digital gender divide requires a threefold approach encouraging more women into STEM fields while paying equal attention to supporting them to stay and advancing their careers, according to industry members.

At the same time, companies must work to support women and combat gender inequalities more broadly.

Dr Cristina De Luca, director of funding projects and coordination at Infineon Technologies, told EURACTIV that “we are at the end of the pipeline” and efforts must therefore consider the whole picture, including family life, societal attitudes, the sector, education, and careers.

“The pipeline is family, it’s education – schools and university – it’s industry and management of industry”, she said. “That means we have to take into consideration what the best solutions are for all these parts.”

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